View Senokot overdosage for action to be taken in the event of an overdose.
Administration
May be taken with or without food.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Undiagnosed acute or persistent abdominal symptoms. Intestinal obstructions & stenosis, atony, appendicitis, inflammatory bowel diseases eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis; severe dehydration w/ water & electrolyte depletion. Heart failure. Unknown cause of faecal impaction or rectal bleeding, or blood in stools. Not to be used w/ other laxatives. Renal failure. Pregnancy & lactation.
Consult physician if there is no bowel movement after 3 days & if abdominal pain persists. Not to be given to patients w/ galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption. Not recommended in childn ≤12 yr.